Friday, April 30, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Even in Italy, D levels are too low
The calcium myth
by Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD
In the US, the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES III found that as blood levels of vitamin D rose, the risk for diabetes decreased, and those with the highest vitamin D levels had one quarter the diabetes risks of those with the lowest vitamin D blood levels. In another light, a study by Borissova and colleagues in Bulgaria found that giving vitamin D supplements in the winter to adults with type 2 diabetes improved blood sugar control. Even in sunny Italy, vitamin D blood levels were significantly lower in patients with diabetes.
by Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD
In the US, the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES III found that as blood levels of vitamin D rose, the risk for diabetes decreased, and those with the highest vitamin D levels had one quarter the diabetes risks of those with the lowest vitamin D blood levels. In another light, a study by Borissova and colleagues in Bulgaria found that giving vitamin D supplements in the winter to adults with type 2 diabetes improved blood sugar control. Even in sunny Italy, vitamin D blood levels were significantly lower in patients with diabetes.


